Wagon-brake.



G. M. WATT & J. E. BRYANT.

WAGON BRAKE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 20, 1912.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

will" ulllllllnmll mmu M f w GEORGEM. WATT-AND JOHN Beretta, or oAkLA ncITY, INDIANA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914-.

Application filed na 20, 1912, serial No. 693,539.,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Gnoncn M. "WATT and JOHN E. BRYANT, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Oakland City, in. the county of Gibson and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Brakes, of which the follcm'ing is a specification.

This invention relates to wagon brakes, and its object is to provide an improved device of this character comprising connections for the actuation of the brake beam and brake shoes, said connections being so constructed as to impart a very considerable throw to said beam and shoes, whereby the brake shoes may be held a considerable distance away from the wheels to thereby prevent the accumulation of mud upon said shoes. j

It is a further object of the present in vention to accomplish the foregoing objects by means of a very simple and economical structure, and one which may be employed in conjunction with wagons of the usual con struction. without the reach of the wagoninterfering with the proper operation of the transverse shaft 8 is device.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will beset forth in the detailed description which now follows. In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wagon, constructed in accordance with the invention, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the near wheel removed.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates the reach or connectingrpole of a.

wagon, and 6 designates the hind hounds. livoted in keepers 7 carried by the hounds 6 is a transverse shaft 8, having an offset body portion 9 and having offset from the body portion 9, a crank 10. This crank 10 straddles the reach 5 when the parts are thrown to the position illustrated in Fig. 2, and consequently the reach in no wise interferes with the operation of the device. The

provided with an upwardly extending crank arm 11, which has pivoted thereto, an operating rod 12. A link 13 pivotally engages crank 10, and at its forward end passes through a brake beam 14 and is secured in position by nuts 15.

be moved to bring the with. the tires of the wheels centrally disposed reach Brake shoes 16 are carried by the brake beam 14:, and this brake beam is provided with eyes 17 which are pivotally engaged with the ends of crank arms 18, said crank arms in turn being carried by a transverse shaft 19 that is journaled in keepers 20. These aeepers are carried by a transverse block 21 suppm-tcd from the hounds. It is apparent that if the rod 12 be drawn forward in Fig. 2, that the brake beam and brake shoes will shoes into engagement 22 to thereby brake the vehicle, but when the parts are thrown to the position illustrated in Fig. 2, the brake shoes tance from the tires of the vehicle as to offectuallly prevent the accumulation of mud or snowthereon. This is accomplished by providing the very considerable ollfset presented by crank 10 and ollt'set Qwith relation to shaft Sand this tl'nrowis had without inlltilfGIGllCQ of reach 5, owing to the fact that crank JOstraddles the reach, as hereinbefore set tlt'orth.

i From theforcgoing description it will. be seen that simple and efficient means are herein provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are in tended,it is to. be understood that the invention is notlimited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview, such changes as may be made within the scope of the appended claim. Having described our invention, what we claim is In. a wagon brake construction, the combigear comprising a and hounds between which said reach passes, of a block disposed transversely upon the upper face of said hounds adjacent the forward portion thereof, a substantially U-shape yoke having its central portion pivotally mountedupon the upper face of said block, and a brake beam flexibly connectedto the free ends of the legs of said yoke, a centrally disposed rod rigidly connected to said beam and lying centrally beneath said reach, and an operating member bent from a single rod of metal to form transversely disposed members pivoted upon the upper face of said hounds, an offset portion which extends from one of said nation with a rimning are supported at such a dis In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures 1n presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE M. WATT. JOHN E'. BRYANT.

hounds to the other and which prevents transverse movement of said member by ongagement with said hounds and an additional ofiset portion formed in the first named offset portion and centrally arranged to adapt it to straddle said reach, said last named offset portion constituting a crank with which said rod is pivotally connected.

Witnesses:

HUMPHREY C. HELDT, JESSE F. BRYANT.

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Washington, 11.0." 

